Dave O'Gorman

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Dave O'Gorman
Personal information
Full name David O'Gorman
Date of birth (1972-06-20) 20 June 1972 (age 51) [1]
Place of birth Chester, England [1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Wrexham
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–1990 Wrexham
1991 Northwich Victoria
1991–1992 Hyde United 22 (11)
1992–1995 Connah's Quay Nomads
1995–1997 Barry Town United
1997–1998 Swansea City 39 (5)
1999 Connah's Quay Nomads
1999–2000 Hellenic
2001–2002 Rhyl
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:07, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

David O'Gorman (born 20 June 1972) is an English former footballer, who played as a winger. He made appearances in the English football league for Welsh club Swansea City. [2]

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Career

O'Gorman's first club was Wrexham, where he spent 17 months at as a professional after rising through the youth team before moving to Northwich Victoria. [1]

He would then move between various clubs in the English and Welsh leagues, winning the League of Wales with Barry Town United in the 1996–97 season [3] before being signed by Football League Third Division club Swansea City, for who he made 39 league appearances. [2]

In his later career, he would have a spell at South African club Hellenic before returning to the U.K. to end his career at Rhyl. [2]

Honours

Barry Town United

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "David O'Gorman". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Dave O'Gorman". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. "David O'Gorman - Player Profile". eurosport.co.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2018.